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It was written by Harry Seeley, who incorrectly proposed that birds descended from pterosaurs, a hypothesis that was later disproven.
There was a an anatomy professor named Samuel Thomas von summering and in the 1800s he incorrectly suggested that these were bats another paleontologist named Harry Seeley even wrote a book called dra...
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Episode: Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
It was written by Harry Seeley, who incorrectly proposed that birds descended from pterosaurs, a hypothesis that was later disproven.
There was a an anatomy professor named Samuel Thomas von summering and in the 1800s he incorrectly suggested that these were bats another paleontologist named Harry Seeley even wrote a book called dragons of the sky in which he said birds were the descendants of these
Episode: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
It was mentioned that Harry Seeley wrote a book where he incorrectly asserted that birds were descended from pterosaurs, based on the appearance of their wings.
Another paleontologist named Harry Sealy even wrote a book called Dragons of the Sky. In which he said birds were the descendants of these.
Episode: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
It was mentioned that Harry Seeley incorrectly suggested in his book that birds were descendants of pterosaurs, a common misconception at the time.
Another paleontologist named Harry Sealy even wrote a book called Dragons of the Sky in which he said birds were the descendants of these.